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Happy Birthday

Remembering the day of her birth and I can't believe it was 10 years ago. 

New days, new challenges, we love to watch her grow!

Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner

Round two of the chicks are due to hatch Friday.  We have 24 of the Utt Acre's chicken eggs in the incubator.  We numbered the first group of eggs with a black marker numbers 1-12, and the other dozen 1-12 with a pencil.  Now, we are having a friendly little competition to see which egg hatches first.  We have very competitive genes, therefore we will make a competition out of anything.  So I would like to open this up to any of you... pick a number 1-12, pencil or black.  All votes must be in by Thursday.   

5K



Over a month ago, I decided to join these lovely ladies and train to run a 5K... couch to 5K.

Last Saturday, I ran my first 5K.  Did I get up earlier then most Saturday mornings for this event... yes.  Am I the daughter of a DC Track Hall of Famer... yes.  Did I survive the run... yes.  Did my old, overweight body feel the pain... yes.  Do I love the ladies on this "Diva" team... yes.  Am I going to retire my running shoes... YES!

Great job, Team Shay! I am returning to the couch.

Happy St. Pats Day!

This is...

This is a picture of 2 brooms standing side by side in our kitchen.  This is when the Sun and the Earth are in perfect line.  This happens in the Spring and Fall, around the first of Spring and first of Fall.  This lasts for about 2 days.  This also means that the days and nights are close to the same length (think about it... the Sun comes up about 6:30 a.m., and it sets about 6:30 p.m.)  This is what caught the eyes of the students as a broom stood in the middle of the hallway at school for the last hour of the day.  This is why teaching science is so fun!  This is awesome to see.  This is the Spring Equinox.

Baby Calves

Our cows have started calving.  We currently have 5 babies.  Four at the Ranch and one from a heifer at another farm.  We are consumed with scanning the pasture from the kitchen window.  At the sign of any cow standing solo, we jump in the truck and head out to check for any problems or new life.  BL chased the calves around the pasture to tag them tonight, while Penelope snapped a few pictures with her Ipod.  I think she took 20 pictures, but this one she sent to me to post.  The first few born are a delight each year.